Albion Development VCT PLC
Issue of Equity and Total Voting Rights
Albion Development VCT PLC (the "Company") announces that, further to the Dividend Reinvestment Scheme (details of which were set out in the Circular issued to shareholders December 2011), the Company allotted 381,011 Ordinary shares of 1 penny each (the "New Ordinary shares") in the capital of the Company on 30 September 2016. The New Ordinary shares were issued at a price of 66.80 pence per Ordinary share, comprising the most recent net asset value less the dividend of 2.5 pence per Ordinary share.
Of the 381,011 New Ordinary shares allotted on 30 September 2016, an application has been made to the UK Listing Authority for the admission of 138,833 New Ordinary shares to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities and it is expected that dealings will commence on or before 3 October 2016. The New Ordinary shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing Ordinary shares in issue.
A further application will be made to the UK Listing Authority for 137,611 shares to be admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities. It is expected that dealings will commence on or before 10 October 2016. The New Ordinary shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing Ordinary shares in issue.
A final application will be made to the UK Listing Authority for the 104,567 remaining shares to be admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities. It is expected that dealings will commence on or before 17 October 2016. The New Ordinary shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing Ordinary shares in issue.
Following the issue of the New Ordinary shares, the capital of the Company as at 30 September 2016 consists of 68,883,574 Ordinary shares of which 6,208,700 Ordinary shares are held in treasury.
Therefore the total number of voting rights in the Company is 62,674,874 which may be used by shareholders or other persons as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
For further information, please contact:
Vikash Hansrani
Albion Ventures LLP
30 September 2016
Tel: 020 7601 1850